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Farmers are rejoicing in parts of western Queensland after going from dusty paddocks to flooding rains.

While the drought is far from broken and plenty of graziers are yet to receive falls, for the lucky ones the past four days have brought a reprieve that is the stuff of dreams.

Days of steady, falling rain from a monsoon trough, with no storm activity or disastrous winds, provided the long-falling, beautiful moisture that outback paddocks were desperate for.

McKinlay Shire Mayor Belinda Murphy said the transformation was hard to fathom.

A stark comparison at Karumba in the Gulf of Carpentaria, showing June 2018 and now.(Supplied: Catherine Barrett, Mark Ambrose)

"You just can't believe that just over a week ago, you would have been standing in a paddock full of dust wondering how on Earth we're going to deal with this year, and what's going to happen with it being being consistently over 40 degrees [Celsius].

No shortage of alcohol

Danielle Doyle was making her way home to Mittiebah Station in the Northern Territory after dropping her children at boarding school in south-east Queensland when she, her husband, and their youngest child got stuck in McKinlay.

She said they were part of a merry band of about 40 people stuck in the small town, which has a population of about 180.

Ms Doyle said, thankfully, they were not the only family stranded, with another family also trying to head back to the Northern Territory with their three children.

Flora Downs Station, west of Camooweal, has received a much-needed soaking.(Supplied: Flora Downs Station)

"I think everyone is doing really well. There could be worse places to be stuck than a pub," Ms Doyle said.

"Debbie and Frank who own the Walkabout Creek Hotel have been so welcoming and helpful.